Chords for Robben Ford Q&A #4 - Using Pick vs. Fingers

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Next question, this one comes from Jazz Guy.
_ His question is, Robin, could you discuss in a little bit more detail some of the reasons
that you switch between using a pick or just your fingers?
_ _ _ Yeah, I use the pick for speed _ and I use my fingers for really more of the blues _ approach.
I actually just experimented with it a moment ago and realized that's very true.
_ If I want to really say something with the instrument, [G] _ _
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in a [Dm] bluesy kind of way,
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because you get that pop, [G] I like that pop.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ And also, _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ when you just use a lot of your thumb, _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Cm] kind _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ of low and expressive,
moody [Bb] and dark and expressive.
And then of course the pick [G] _ for _ [E] _ _ _
[C] things, _ _ _ _ _ _
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moving around the guitar a little bit faster.
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_ [G] _ _ And that can also be very bluesy, right?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ And that's very demonstrative kind of playing.
_ I've always referred to that as bad technique.
_ _ _ It's sort of like you just don't care.
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_ _ _ _ It's all down strokes.
_ _ So it's very deliberate.
It's a very aggressive thing in doing that.
Kind of like knocking on something. _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Eb] And _ [Dm] whenever with the [F] fingers, [Ebm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] it's things that you really want heard.
Like, okay. _ _
It's less aggressive usually and more